Elizabeth Smart | A Story of Survival

A young woman’s parents found her brutally murdered in the back seat of her own car, her face so badly mutilated they could barely recognize her. But less than 24 hours later, forensic testing revealed something impossible—the dead woman wasn’t their daughter. Their daughter was ...  Show more

Four relatives gathered for a quiet family lunch—but within days, three were dead and one was fighting for his life. At the center of it all was a homemade beef Wellington, a lethal dose of death cap mushrooms, and a host who walked away untouched. What followed was a trail of hi ...  Show more

Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint in the middle of the night from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2002. She was 14 years old. For more than 9 months, she was held captive by a predator – one who kept her hidden in plain sight.

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In 2002, 14 year-old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home in the middle of the night, sparking one of America’s most intense true crime investigations. For nine months, she was held captive by a self-proclaimed prophet and his wife: hidden in plain sight. Mo ...  Show more

After abducting Elizabeth Smart in 2002, Barzee and Mitchell — known to each other as Hephzibah and Immanuel — fashioned her into a sister-wife, systematically abusing her into submission. It would be nine months before Elizabeth was rescued by police in Utah. Learn more about yo ...  Show more

Elizabeth Smart captured the attention of the nation when she was kidnapped at knife-point from her Salt Lake City home in June of 2002. She was 14 years old. Investigators found her nine months later and arrested her kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee. Mi ...  Show more